Research

Though the story of the Atlanta Crackers is well-known, for years, the story of the Atlanta Black Crackers was largely untold.

Take a closer look at the remarkable gems of the Cherokee Garden Library.

Atlanta’s history of influential and entrepreneurial women includes Adelle Bartlett Harper, the first woman to own and operate a florist shop in Atlanta in 1921.

Our museum collections preserve and tell the stories of all of Atlanta and the region.

Atlanta’s urban development, and political and social history are well documented through thousands of photographs from photojournalists and corporate photographers, primarily dated 1930-1990.

African American history in Atlanta is documented in the Kenan Research Center’s strong collections of civic and political leaders, photojournalists, and oral history resources.

Kenan Research Center’s military history collections document the Civil War, World War I, and World War II; as well as an oral history collection featuring over 600 interviews with veterans of foreign wars, including World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars.

Kenan Research Center collects institutional records and personal papers that document Atlanta’s political and civic history.

Explore our collections through four distinct lenses.

Rural communities, industrial complexes, Native American sites, along with agricultural land uses assist in telling the rich story of how our country developed.

Postcards often offer a glimpse into gardens and landscapes of the past.